SV650 Engine Upgrade? - SV650.org

10-06-12, 03:51 AM

So, I used to have a Millie (that got nicked) got the SV650 '04 as an in-betweeny whilst the insurance was doing its thing. Really like the SV and had it for 18months.
Think I'm going to mod the hell out of it. The usual front & **** end stuff BUT only if the engine can handle upgrades.

Can an '04 SV650 be Big bored without the gear box turning to mush - or can you squeeze a SV/TL 1000 lump in there??

Cheers guys, any and all option very gratefully read.

10-06-12, 03:51 AM

So, used to have a Millie (that got nicked) got the SV650 '04 as an in-betweeny whilst the insurance was doing its thing. Really like the SV and had it for 18months.
Think I'm going to mod the hell out of it. The usual front & **** end stuff BUT only if the engine can handle upgrades.

Can an '04 SV650 be Big bored without the gear box turning to mush - or can you squeeze a SV/TL 1000 lump in there??

Cheers guys, any and all option very gratefully read.

yorkie_chris · 10-06-12, 06:57 AM

Have you tried searching on here?

MJC-DEV · 10-06-12, 11:05 AM

Or get an SV1000?

andrewsmith · 10-06-12, 04:48 PM

Buy a SV1000

10-06-12, 08:48 PM

Ye, but I've been told SV1000 don't go round corners

10-06-12, 08:53 PM

Easier to sort suspension etc to make the SV1000 go round corners than shoehorn a random engine into the 650.

I would think, I might be wrong or course.

mattSV · 10-06-12, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WringDaNeckOfIt

Ye, but I've been told SV1000 don't go round corners

Depends who is riding them. I never had any problems, even two up.

You will not get a 1000 engine in a 650 without major chassis mods - cost will greatly outweigh the advantages, unless you are just doing it for bragging rights.

Ride the SV for what it is, and if it is not enough bike for you then get a different one.

squirrel_hunter · 10-06-12, 09:02 PM

There is a Curvy on eBay at the moment with a TL lump in it. Just saying...

Sid Squid · 10-06-12, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WringDaNeckOfIt

Ye, but I've been told SV1000 don't go round corners

Not true.

10-06-12, 03:51 AM	#1
WringDaNeckOfIt Guest Posts: n/a	SV650 Engine Upgrade? So, I used to have a Millie (that got nicked) got the SV650 '04 as an in-betweeny whilst the insurance was doing its thing. Really like the SV and had it for 18months. Think I'm going to mod the hell out of it. The usual front & **** end stuff BUT only if the engine can handle upgrades. Can an '04 SV650 be Big bored without the gear box turning to mush - or can you squeeze a SV/TL 1000 lump in there?? Cheers guys, any and all option very gratefully read. Last edited by WringDaNeckOfIt; 30-06-12 at 08:42 PM.

10-06-12, 03:51 AM	#2
WringDaNeckOfIt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade So, used to have a Millie (that got nicked) got the SV650 '04 as an in-betweeny whilst the insurance was doing its thing. Really like the SV and had it for 18months. Think I'm going to mod the hell out of it. The usual front & **** end stuff BUT only if the engine can handle upgrades. Can an '04 SV650 be Big bored without the gear box turning to mush - or can you squeeze a SV/TL 1000 lump in there?? Cheers guys, any and all option very gratefully read.

10-06-12, 06:57 AM	#3
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade Have you tried searching on here? __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

10-06-12, 11:05 AM	#4
MJC-DEV Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Falmouth Posts: 621	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade Or get an SV1000? __________________ 2006 SK6, wavy discs, 8.5N K-Tech springs, Debrix Emulators, Nitron Shock, Silkolene RSF Pro 10W, Eastern Beaver H4 Dual Headlight Relay Kit, Avon Storm Ultra 2 tyres, Ebay billet brake/clutch levers

10-06-12, 04:48 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade Buy a SV1000 __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

10-06-12, 08:48 PM	#6
WringDaNeckOfIt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade? Ye, but I've been told SV1000 don't go round corners

10-06-12, 08:53 PM	#7
DJFridge Guest Posts: n/a	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade? Easier to sort suspension etc to make the SV1000 go round corners than shoehorn a random engine into the 650. I would think, I might be wrong or course.

10-06-12, 09:02 PM	#9
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Re: SV650 Engine Upgrade? There is a Curvy on eBay at the moment with a TL lump in it. Just saying... __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

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